What is the probability of getting five tails in a row?

The probability of getting five tails in a row is 1/2^5, or 1 in 32.

The probability of getting five heads in a row is 1/2^5, or 1 in 32.

Thus, the probability of getting either five heads or five tails in five tosses is 1 in 16.

(The caret symbol means "to the power of," as in 2^5 means "2 to the 5th power.")